Improvement in patches for railroad-rails



JOHNT. BARNETT, OF DEOAIUR, ILLINOIS. l

IMPROVEMENT IN PATCHES FOR RAILROAD-RAILS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l 13,004,u dated March28, 1871.

I, JOHN T. BARNETT, of Decatur, in the county of Macon and State ofIllinois, have invented certain Improvements in Patchrfor RepairingRailroad-Iron, of which the following is a specification:

Nature and Objects of the Invention.

My invention relates to a patch so made that when it is rolled upon abar of railroad-iron it will be true and level with the bar upon whichit is rolled.

Description of the Accompanying Drawing.

' Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is an elevation of end of rail,

showing the patch. Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken through the line a:in Fig. l.

General Description.

A is a bar of railroad-iron. B is the patch, which is split or forked atthe end or ends, as shown at O O.

Railroad-iron that is worn at the ends of the rail or in the center ofthe rail can be repaired heated and rolled in the usual manner.

with these patches. The patch is placed upon the rail, Vand the split orforked part, as shown at O O, bent under the head of the rail and downonto the neck of the rail, and then By this arrangement of the split orfork in the patch, the split or fork, coming under the part of the railthat is lowest when worn, is raised up bypassing through the rolls, andthe rail is made true and level on the top or head of the rail. Thesplit or fork being` left of the same thickness as the patch, addsstrength to the rail in the weakest part, as a patch made square at theend batters and wears at the splice.

In Figs. 2, 4, 6, and 8 is shown a patch designed to be used'upon thecenter of a rail, the patch being split or forked at both ends. 'Ihispatch can bc rolled upon any railroadiron.

The patches can be made of any length, as is desired, for to repair uponthe rail.

Claim.

I claim as my invention- The split or forked patch B, made and used inthe manner as hereinbefore set forth.

` JOHN T. BARNEIT. Witnesses:

WILLIAM GABLER, MINOR BROOK.

